Born on August 29th, 1958 in Gary, Indiana, the future "King of Pop" was a '70s teen idol and music's dominant star of the '80s.Photo: AFP
Today (Tuesday) would have been Michael Jackson's 65th birthday.
Born on August 29th, 1958 in Gary, Indiana, the future "King of Pop" was a '70s teen idol and music's dominant star of the '80s. Here are some biographical highlights and lowlights:
- Thirteen number-one hits, third highest of any artist in the Hot 100 era, plus four in a row as lead singer of The Jackson Five.
- First artist to have a Top 10 single on the Billboard Hot 100 in five different decades.
- Married twice — first to Lisa Marie Presley and then Debbie Rowe, mother of two of his three children. The third was from an unknown surrogate.
- Endured a lengthy court case (which ended in a not guilty verdict) for child molestation.
- Nearing a sold-out 50-date run of shows in London, the 50-year-old died of cardiac arrest at home in Los Angeles on June 25th, 2009 after receiving a hospital-strength dose of the anesthetic propofol.